Lin Au

Lin Au, also known as Lin O (Chinese: 蓮澳 or 蓮凹), is a Hakka village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It is one of the 23 villages in Lam Tsuen Valley.^[1]

Cheng Ancestral Hall in Lin Au.

Lin Au is divided into two small villages, Lin Au Lee Uk (蓮澳李屋) and Lin Au Cheng Uk (蓮澳鄭屋).^[1]

Administration

Lin Au Lee Uk and Lin Au Cheng Uk are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[2]

References

1. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Cheng Ancestral Hall No. 15 Lin Au, Tai Po
2. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

Further reading

• Webb, Richard (1994). "Earth God and Village Shrines in the New Territories" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 34: 183–191. ISSN 1991-7295.

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Lin Au, Cheng Uk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Delineation of area of existing village Lin Au, Lei Uk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Cheng Ancestral Hall

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